Seminar Proposal
Seminar Proposal
for
Effective Implementation of
PC & PNDT Act in Delhi
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………...3
NEED FOR THE SEMINAR…………………………………………………...4
OBJECTIVE, TARGET GROUP……………………………………………….6
TOPIC TO BE DISCUSSED ON THE SEMINAR…………………………….7
PROPOSED VENUE AND DATE FOR THE PROGRAMME………………..8
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE…………………………………………………...8
EXPECTED OUTCOME……………………………………………………….9
BIBLIOGRAPHY………………………………………………………………9
INTRODUCTION:
Sex-ratio, is measured as number of females per thousand males, is one of the most important indicators used for study of population characteristics. The sex-ratio which is highly skewed towards the male child has been a matter of concern for many decades. Demographically, the child sex ratio of 914 (2011 census) does not augur well for the future of the country. Declining number of girls in the population as per the 2011 census indicate that the child sex ratio is adverse for girls and this could lead to serious socio-cultural problems and population imbalances in the country. The high number of ‘missing girls’ is indicative of the poor status of the girl child and of women. While the 2011 Census (provisional) data has shown an improvement in overall sex ratio from 933 in 2001 to 940 females for every 1000 males during the last decade, the number of girls to boys in 0-6 year’s age group fell from 927: 1000 to 914:1000. The most common reasons to explain the consistently low levels of sex ratio are son preference, neglect of the girl child resulting in higher mortality at younger age, female infanticide, female feticide and maternal mortality. One of the reasons attributed to the lesser number of girls in the age group (0-6) is the practice of sex selection. Medical technology has contributed in reinforcing negative patriarchal systems that demand male heirs.[1]
It is a social issue
for
Effective Implementation of
PC & PNDT Act in Delhi
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………………………...3
NEED FOR THE SEMINAR…………………………………………………...4
OBJECTIVE, TARGET GROUP……………………………………………….6
TOPIC TO BE DISCUSSED ON THE SEMINAR…………………………….7
PROPOSED VENUE AND DATE FOR THE PROGRAMME………………..8
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE…………………………………………………...8
EXPECTED OUTCOME……………………………………………………….9
BIBLIOGRAPHY………………………………………………………………9
INTRODUCTION:
Sex-ratio, is measured as number of females per thousand males, is one of the most important indicators used for study of population characteristics. The sex-ratio which is highly skewed towards the male child has been a matter of concern for many decades. Demographically, the child sex ratio of 914 (2011 census) does not augur well for the future of the country. Declining number of girls in the population as per the 2011 census indicate that the child sex ratio is adverse for girls and this could lead to serious socio-cultural problems and population imbalances in the country. The high number of ‘missing girls’ is indicative of the poor status of the girl child and of women. While the 2011 Census (provisional) data has shown an improvement in overall sex ratio from 933 in 2001 to 940 females for every 1000 males during the last decade, the number of girls to boys in 0-6 year’s age group fell from 927: 1000 to 914:1000. The most common reasons to explain the consistently low levels of sex ratio are son preference, neglect of the girl child resulting in higher mortality at younger age, female infanticide, female feticide and maternal mortality. One of the reasons attributed to the lesser number of girls in the age group (0-6) is the practice of sex selection. Medical technology has contributed in reinforcing negative patriarchal systems that demand male heirs.[1]
It is a social issue
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